About
The University of Bristol is a leading research-intensive university in the United Kingdom, known for its academic excellence and innovative research across multiple disciplines. As a member of the Russell Group, it is one of the UK's premier research universities, contributing to advancements in science, engineering, arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Funding Opportunities
Conference Travel Fund
The Conference Travel Fund is a grant provided by the University of Bristol to assist students with travel costs when presenting research at a conference away from Bristol. The fund can provide successful applicants with up to £300 towards their travel costs. The fund is provided by the Alumni Grant, which was established in 1982 by staff and alumni who wanted to help current students have a rich and rewarding university experience. It is funded by donations from thousands of alumni and friends of the University. Students must be presenting their research at a conference outside of Bristol and should have exhausted all other funding sources before applying, such as scholarships, studentships, or research group funds. The fund is available to undergraduates, postgraduate taught/research students, and both home and EU/international fee-paying students who are fully registered at the time of application and conference attendance.
Commonwealth Split-site PhD Scholarships
Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships are for candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries, as classified by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). These scholarships are intended to support candidates to conduct research at a university in the UK for 12 months. The scholarships are intended for high-quality graduates from Least Developed and middle-income countries, who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK. Such graduates will have the potential to become influential leaders, teachers, or researchers in their home countries. Their proposed research should have a developmental and leadership focus. Applicants must have a place at an eligible Commonwealth country University, linked to a UK university.
Commonwealth General Master's Scholarships
Commonwealth General Master's Scholarships (CGM) are postgraduate scholarships for applicants from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries. They are intended for students who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK. CGM scholarships are funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and are nominated by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC). These scholarships enable talented, motivated people to study a full-time taught Master's programme at a UK university and gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development.
Colfuturo Convertible Loan-Scholarship
The University of Bristol, in partnership with Colfuturo, offers Colombian students a convertible loan-scholarship towards their tuition fees for postgraduate study. This funding opportunity is designed specifically for Colombian nationals who wish to pursue any taught master's programme or doctoral programme at the University of Bristol. The award provides financial assistance in the form of a convertible loan-scholarship model, helping Colombian students cover their tuition fees while studying at one of the UK's leading research universities. This partnership between the University of Bristol and Colfuturo aims to support Colombian talent in accessing world-class postgraduate education.
Bristol Standalone Bursary
The Bristol Standalone Bursary provides financial support for care leavers, estranged students, and bereaved students at the University of Bristol. Awards of £1,500 are available yearly and paid directly to students in two equal instalments. This bursary is designed to support vulnerable students who are studying for their first undergraduate degree and who have experienced significant challenges related to family circumstances. The funding is intended to help with living costs and educational expenses during the academic year. Applicants must be fully registered Home/UK full-time undergraduate students aged under 25 on 1 September of the year they start their course.
Digital Support Fund
The Digital Support Fund is for University of Bristol students needing to repair or purchase new IT equipment to continue their course. This fund helps students experiencing financial difficulties cover the costs of essential technology needed for their studies. The fund provides successful applicants with a contribution of up to £250 towards their IT equipment purchase or repair costs. Students must be fully registered and have been studying at the University of Bristol for at least two months. Applicants must also be in receipt of certain University bursaries or the Financial Assistance Fund in the current academic year. Students can only receive one payment from this fund during their entire studies and must apply before purchasing equipment or paying for repairs.
Financial Assistance Fund
The Financial Assistance Fund is a hardship grant for University of Bristol students who are experiencing financial difficulties. This fund provides support to students who are considering withdrawing from their studies due to unexpected or unavoidable financial problems. The fund offers two types of assistance: food vouchers worth £50 and cash awards up to a maximum of £900. Importantly, this funding does not need to be repaid, though it cannot be used as a main source of income. Awards are decided by the university based on the student's financial circumstances, with different levels of cash awards (£300, £600, or £900) available depending on the severity of financial hardship and individual circumstances. Students can apply for both food vouchers and cash awards if they meet the eligibility criteria. The fund is available during specific application periods throughout the academic year, with applications for food vouchers typically assessed within one working day and cash award applications within five working days.
Bristol Master's Scholarship
The Bristol Master's Scholarship helps talented home students from a widening participation background access taught postgraduate study (MA, MSc, LLM or MRes) at the University of Bristol. Each scholarship provides £2,000 per student, paid directly to the student in two instalments. The scholarship applies only to the first year of study, whether the course is one-year full-time or two-year full-time. Successful applicants must be enrolled in a postgraduate taught programme at the University of Bristol. This scholarship is specifically designed to support external applicants who meet the University's widening participation criteria and are eligible for home tuition fees. Applicants must have achieved or be predicted to achieve a 2:1 undergraduate degree to be eligible.
The Bob Savage Memorial Fund
The Bob Savage Memorial Fund assists Palaeontology and Paleobiology MSc and PhD students at the University of Bristol with research-related expenses. This fund covers the costs of fieldwork, museum visits, and conference attendance, supporting students in advancing their research and professional development in palaeontology and related fields. The maximum award is £500, though the fund expects to allocate more awards up to £250. Larger awards may not always be available depending on fund availability. The fund is designed to support students who may not have access to other expense budgets, particularly those studying MSci Palaeontology and Evolution, MSc Palaeobiology, or PhD students in the Palaeobiology Research Group. Applications are accepted twice annually with deadlines on September 15 and March 15. Applicants must submit a single PDF containing a research plan, cost summary, justification for funding need, and CV to Professor Michael Benton.
Blake Memorial Fund
The Blake Memorial Fund is a financial support award offered by the University of Bristol to current undergraduate students in the School of Electrical, Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering who are experiencing financial difficulty. A typical award may be up to £1,000, and each student can only receive the award once during their studies. The fund is available to both full-time and part-time undergraduate students who are UK Home students or from the EU. This award is designed to provide emergency financial assistance to eligible engineering students facing hardship during their academic program. Applications are processed through the School of Electrical, Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering, and all enquiries should be directed to the school's education team via email.
Bristol PhD Scholarships for Applicants of Black and mixed Black Heritage
The University of Bristol offers full scholarships to postgraduate research programmes exclusively for students of Black and mixed Black heritage for 2026/27 entry. These scholarships are part of the university's commitment to the Black and mixed Black community and aim to address under-representation in postgraduate research. The scholarships are available in the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences, and in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. The scholarship provides the same level of funding as the major Research Councils, covering four years of full-time study with applications also welcomed for part-time study. Successful applicants will be offered the opportunity to participate in the Pathways to Doctoral Success (PDS) programme, a dedicated support initiative designed to assist participants throughout their postgraduate journey. Recipients will also have access to various support networks and student societies including the Be More Empowered for Success PGR Programme which aims to influence positive change across the themes of access, belonging and empowerment.
University of Bristol Alumni Discount
The University of Bristol Alumni Discount provides a 25% reduction in tuition fees for alumni returning to pursue postgraduate study. This discount applies automatically to eligible students who have previously graduated from the University of Bristol and are enrolling in postgraduate taught or research programmes at a higher level than their qualifying degree. The discount is available for the duration of the programme and applies to the balance of fees paid directly by the student after any other sponsorship. Eligible postgraduate taught programmes include LLM, MA, MRes, and MSc degrees, while eligible postgraduate research programmes include DDS, D Ed Psy, MD, MLitt, MMus, MPhil, MSc by Research, and PhD. To qualify, students must have completed an eligible degree at a lower level, be at least partly self-funded, and not have previously graduated with a degree at the same or higher level. The discount is not available for postgraduate certificates, diplomas, PGCE programmes, or doctoral degrees by published work.
Advance scholarship: University of Bristol Business School
The University of Bristol Business School Advance scholarship provides funding towards tuition fees for home-fee paying, taught postgraduate Business School students. The award provides £10,000 towards tuition fees, which will be deducted from the tuition fee balance at the beginning of the academic year. Successful applicants will be invited to take on ambassadorial roles for the Business School during their studies to support future applicants. This scholarship is available to students who are classed as home students for fee purposes and have an offer to start a University of Bristol Business School taught master's degree in 2025/26. Alumni students cannot qualify for the 25% fee discount in addition to this scholarship.
Clarke Willmott Futures scholarship in memory of Neil Baker
The Clarke Willmott Futures scholarship is a scholarship for Home UK undergraduate students studying single or joint honours Law at the University of Bristol Law School. The scholarship provides £6,000 overall, distributed as £2,000 in each of the first, second, and third years of study. Additionally, there is a further £1,000 available as Career Employability funding, bringing the total value to £7,000. Clarke Willmott is a leading national law firm with offices across England and Wales, including Bristol. This scholarship has been dedicated in memory of Neil Baker, who graduated from the University of Bristol in 1989 and became a Partner at Clarke Willmott, serving as a widely respected and leading planning lawyer until his passing in 2024. The scholarship supports the next generation of lawyers from the University of Bristol.
Christopher Frederick Edwards bursary
The Christopher Frederick Edwards bursary is an award of £750 for new UK undergraduate students in their first year of study in the School of Dentistry at the University of Bristol. Two new UK undergraduate students will be selected to receive the bursary each year, either on the BDS Dentistry course or the BDS Gateway to Dentistry course. This award is designed to support students from low-income backgrounds pursuing dental education. The bursary is intended to help offset costs during the critical first year of study for students who have not previously studied to degree level and come from households with annual incomes of £25,000 or under.
Eileen Drummond and Sheila Anderson Law Bursary
The Eileen Drummond and Sheila Anderson Law Bursary is a living cost bursary for first-year undergraduate students studying single honours Law from low-income backgrounds at the University of Bristol Law School. This award is specifically for Home UK undergraduate applicants and was funded through a legacy donation from law alumna Sheila Anderson. The award provides £2,000 for the first, second and third years of study, totaling £6,000 over three years. There is also an additional £1,000 available as Career Employability funding. For students who started before 2025/26, the awards have a value of £3,500, with £2,000 in the first year and £750 in both the second and third years, plus £1,000 in Career Employability Funding. Eligibility requires students to be Home/UK students with household income of £50,000 or less as confirmed by the Student Loans Company. Applicants must be eligible for financial support from their regional funding provider and must not have been enrolled on an undergraduate degree programme previously. Priority is given to students who meet a number of widening participation criteria. The bursary is part of the additional funding programme at the University of Bristol and applications are submitted through the university's additional funding page. Household income details are checked with the Student Loans Company, and applicants must apply for means-tested support and provide consent to share information.
The Nicholls Arts Bursary
The Nicholls Arts Bursary provides living costs support for UK first-year undergraduate students studying single or joint honours theatre or English courses at the University of Bristol. Three bursaries of £3,000 each are available annually for students from households with an assessed income of £50,000 or less. David Nicholls established this bursary to support gifted students of theatre and English as they pursue their undergraduate studies. The bursary is designed to help students cover their living expenses during their first year at university. Recipients must be first-time university students who have not previously attended higher education and must be studying in the Department of Theatre or English at Bristol.
Anne and Peggy Sleigh Bursaries
The Anne and Peggy Sleigh Bursaries are designed to help female students from state schools to study physics and biology at the University of Bristol. These awards provide financial support to Home UK undergraduate female students who intend to start studying physics or biology at Bristol. Awards of £2,500 per year of study are made to two female students of physics for up to four years, and two female students of biology for up to four years. The bursary aims to support women entering STEM fields, particularly physics and biology, by providing sustained financial assistance throughout their undergraduate degree programs. Applicants should have an offer (or be awaiting a decision) to study at the University of Bristol and must apply via the additional funding programme.
Lady Ryder Medical Scholarships
The Lady Ryder Medical Scholarships provide living cost awards for Home students studying medicine at the University of Bristol. Two five-year awards are available annually for students who either hold an offer to study on the MB ChB Medicine (A100) course or are currently on year zero of the MB ChB Gateway to Medicine (A108). Each successful applicant receives a non-repayable living cost award of £7,500 per academic year for five years. The scholarship is specifically designed to support UK students from lower-income households (£50,000 or less) who are pursuing medical education. This award is funded through the generosity of the Lady Ryder of Warsaw Memorial Trust and aims to reduce financial barriers for medical students throughout their five-year medical degree program.
Qube Scholarship in Research and Technology
Part of the Futures Scholarships programme, the Qube Scholarship in Research and Technology is designed to help fund the first year of undergraduate study and employability opportunities for UK applicants at the University of Bristol. This scholarship is currently not accepting new applications. For students who started before 2025/26, the awards have a total value of £3,500 distributed over three years of study. Recipients receive £2,000 in their first year, followed by £750 in both the second and third years. Additionally, there is a further £1,000 available as Career Employability Funding to support students' professional development and career preparation. The scholarship is specifically targeted at undergraduate students pursuing studies in research and technology-related fields. It forms part of the university's broader commitment to supporting UK students through their undergraduate education while also providing opportunities to enhance their employability prospects through dedicated funding for career development activities.
The Geraldine Keefe Women in Engineering Futures Scholarship
The Geraldine Keefe Women in Engineering Futures Scholarship is designed to support female Home UK undergraduate students studying engineering at the University of Bristol. The scholarship provides £2,000 per year of study with access to an additional £2,500 employability fund. Seven undergraduate students will receive the award for up to 4 years of study. This scholarship was launched in 2024 through generous donations from Geraldine Keefe, a University of Bristol alumna who graduated in 2000 with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. She is currently the head of Investment Banking for the Midwest Region at Goldman Sachs and serves as Chair of the University of Bristol Foundation. Eligible students must be female Home UK undergraduate students with an offer from the University of Bristol to study in various engineering and related disciplines including Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Design, Engineering Maths, or Artificial Intelligence. Applications are made through the university's additional funding programme page.
Cratchley Scholarship in History
The Cratchley Scholarships in History are funded from a generous legacy gift in the will of the late Margaret Parsons (BA History 1941, Cert Ed 1942). Margaret, her sister Gladys, and her brother William studied at Bristol and wanted to provide financial support to undergraduate students at the University studying history in memory of their parents Edwin and Alice Cratchley. This scholarship is part of the Futures Scholarships program at the University of Bristol, designed for UK applicants towards their first year of undergraduate study and employability opportunities. Up to four awards are available annually. Successful candidates receive £2,000 for their first, second and third years, with an additional £1,000 available as Career Employability funding. Recipients are enrolled on the Futures Scholarships programme and receive support from the Futures Scholarship co-ordinator to access career guidance and advice on University opportunities for personal and professional development. Recipients are expected to attend periodic meetings with relevant University team members and participate in the program's professional development opportunities.
GF Endowment Fund
The GF Endowment Fund is a periodic scholarship award that aims to cover tuition fees for one undergraduate student for the duration of their course at the University of Bristol. The scholarship alternates between chemistry and physics students and provides a £9,250 fees grant per year for up to four years. The award is available every 3 to 4 years depending on the duration of the course. Priority is given to students from households with low income, first generation university students, students from areas of low participation in higher education, those who attended aspiring state schools, and students who received contextual offers. The scholarship is part of the University's additional funding programme and uses a scoring system based on widening participation criteria to ensure fair distribution of available funding.
Boeing Futures Scholarship
The Boeing Futures Scholarship is part of the Futures Scholarships program at the University of Bristol. It is designed for UK applicants pursuing their first year of undergraduate study and includes employability opportunities. The scholarship was previously accepting applications but is now closed to new applicants. For students who started before 2025/26, the scholarship provides a total value of £3,500 distributed across three years of undergraduate study. Recipients receive £2,000 in their first year, followed by £750 in both their second and third years. Additionally, there is £1,000 available as Career Employability Funding, providing students with opportunities to develop their professional skills and career prospects alongside their academic studies. This scholarship demonstrates Boeing and the University of Bristol's commitment to supporting UK students in accessing higher education and developing their career readiness.
Black Futures Scholarship
The Black Futures Scholarship is awarded to Black UK applicants towards their first year of undergraduate study and employability opportunities at the University of Bristol. Up to 20 awards of £7,000 are available annually for students starting in 2025/26. Successful candidates receive £2,000 for their first, second and third years, with an additional £1,000 available as Career Employability funding. Successful applicants are enrolled on the Futures Scholarship programme and receive support from the Futures Scholarships Co-ordinator to access career guidance and advice on University opportunities for personal and professional development. The scholarship is open to students from any subject area who meet the eligibility criteria.
Futures Scholarship
The Futures Scholarship is offered by the University of Bristol to support UK students in their first year of undergraduate study and employability opportunities. Students receive £2,000 in each of the first, second and third years, along with an additional £1,000 available as Career Employability funding. The scholarship is designed to assist students from lower-income households (household income of £50,000 or less) to access higher education and develop their career prospects. Up to 50 awards are available annually. The scholarship aims to reduce financial barriers to university education and provide additional support for career development and employability enhancement during the undergraduate degree program.
British Council scholarships for Women
The University of Bristol, in partnership with the British Council and supported by Sir Tang Shiu Kin Education Trust, announces four fully funded scholarships for female students from Hong Kong interested in pursuing master's studies. This scholarship programme aims to increase opportunities for women who wish to inspire future generations of women to pursue their academic dreams. The scholarship covers full costs associated with programme study, including full tuition fees, a monthly stipend of £1732 for up to 12 months to cover living costs including accommodation, IELTS exam fees for scholars without a valid Test of English, return economy class travel from Hong Kong to UK, study-related costs such as materials, equipment and thesis printing, visa and insurance and NHS surcharge costs, reasonable adjustments costs for scholars with disabilities, and ad hoc exceptional costs on a case-by-case basis. Successful applicants are expected to return to their country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after their scholarship has ended and will be asked to act as good ambassadors for the University of Bristol, participating in events or promotional activities for no more than five hours per term.
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